{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-15-57","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:15-57","heading":"Punishment for contempt","body":"Punishment for a contempt specified in section 2A:15-56 of this title may be  by fine, not exceeding $100, or by imprisonment not exceeding 15 days, in the  jail of the county where the court is sitting, or both, in the discretion of  the court;  provided, however, that this limitation shall not apply to any contempt conviction based on violations committed by a defendant subsequent to his initial conviction for violating any provision of the same injunction. Where a person is committed to jail, for the nonpayment of such a fine, he must be discharged at the expiration of 15 days;  but where he is also committed for a definite time, the 15 days must be computed from the expiration  of the definite time.\nL.1951 (1st SS), c.344.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"fe1aa25029567a7b48c0b3a00e8dc6bdd296f23f7eaabb0b5178a06630e62ccb","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-15-56","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-15-58"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}